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Clarifying Some Points on the Name Vote

posted by mrcoolbp on Tuesday April 15 2014, @10:52PM   Printer-friendly
from the details-are-important dept.

I would like to clarify some points on the in-progress submission and voting process.

  • Ideally the name should be available in .com .org and .net
  • If not, we will still accept the submission
  • Suggestions left as comments on this site will not be added
  • If you are unable to submit a name through the formal process as a last resort the name can be submitted to suggestions@soylentnews.org or you can pester a staff member on IRC via a private message
  • Submissions close on Saturday at 06:50 UTC so I suggest getting them in by Friday at the latest

If you plan on making a submission then I also recommend you read the original article with full instructions. Unfortunately, if you did not register to vote before April 12, you are out of luck for this vote.

If you want more information about bounces, plain text email, or voting read this comment by audioguy.

 
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  • (Score: 1) by freesword on Tuesday April 15 2014, @07:48PM

    by freesword (1018) on Tuesday April 15 2014, @07:48PM (#31959)

    I have a question that needs clarifying regarding the request for submissions email:

    If someone does not have a suggestion to submit, do they still need to reply to this email to be included in the next round for voting?

    The instructions posted are clear on submitting a suggestion, but no mention is made about whether or not responses are required from those not submitting a suggestion.

    Thank you in advance for any clarification on this.

  • (Score: 4, Informative) by Koen on Tuesday April 15 2014, @08:10PM

    by Koen (427) on Tuesday April 15 2014, @08:10PM (#31969)

    From the e-mail:

    If you have no items to submit, you need not respond to this email at all.

    --
    /. refugees on Usenet: comp.misc [comp.misc]

    • (Score: 1) by freesword on Tuesday April 15 2014, @08:50PM

      by freesword (1018) on Tuesday April 15 2014, @08:50PM (#31986)

      OK, clearly I'm blind to have missed that.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 15 2014, @09:09PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 15 2014, @09:09PM (#32002)

        This should be so simple that there shouldn't need to be instructions, but here we are, instructions instructions instructions.

        • (Score: 2) by mrcoolbp on Tuesday April 15 2014, @09:18PM

          by mrcoolbp (68) <mrcoolbp@soylentnews.org> on Tuesday April 15 2014, @09:18PM (#32004) Homepage

          Agreed, but we felt doing this sooner than later was crucial, and making some simplicity sacrifices along the way was worth it.

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          (Score:1^½, Radical)

    • (Score: 1) by jmoschner on Wednesday April 16 2014, @05:08PM

      by jmoschner (3296) on Wednesday April 16 2014, @05:08PM (#32380)

      For those wondering, here is what was in the email:

       

      The Question: What domain name should our community adopt for its site?

      This is your chance to submit names for inclusion in the next two votes.

      So many people have registered to participate that we ask that you limit your
        submissions to your one or two very best names, so that we do not need to vote on
        literally thousands of names. Please use '.com' for the first level domain part to
        aid us in removing duplicates.

      To insure your submissions and votes are counted please follow the instructions,
        and if you have any questions about the process please have a look at:

      http://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=14/04/08/221 6224 [soylentnews.org]

      http://soylentnews.org/comments.pl?sid=1177&thresh old=-1&commentsort=0&mode=flat&cid=30218 [soylentnews.org]

      http://soylentnews.org/comments.pl?sid=1177&thresh old=-1&commentsort=0&mode=flat&cid=30259 [soylentnews.org]

      This email must be received before 7 days from the time you receive this email to be counted.
        This is not yet a vote. We are asking for submissions of items to vote on only. If you have no items to submit, you need not respond to this email at all.

      If you wish to add more choices for consideration in the upcoming vote, make sure your email program is set to plain text, both for this and later emails. Then hit reply to this email.

      Add your choices to the end of the list (max 60 chars) in the same format as what is shown. Each on a new line. You must place the number 9 between the square brackets for any items you add. Double space the items you add.

      Make no other alterations to the email. Hit send.

      --- BEGIN VOTE ---
        VOTE IDENTIFER: DomainChoice
        VOTING MODE: COLLECTION
        VOTERID=(Removed so I could submit if I wanted)

      [my ranking] Proposed Poll Item

      [9] soylentnews.com

      ....

        --- END VOTE ---

      The email could have been written a little more "user friendly." Also the method of adding to the list in the email instead of just emailing the suggestions, while not hard, is not the most user friendly way to do things. Then again this whole process seems a little convoluted.